Which to use
“réservées” is an adjective and “réserver” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,248
- “réservées” frequency rank
- #7,898
- “réserver” frequency rank
- 20146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réservées | réserver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de réservé. | Garder, retenir quelque chose d’un tout, une chose entre plusieurs autres. |
Same sound, different letters: réservées vs réserver
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réservées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against réserver's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réservées and réserver
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réservées and réserver carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réservées is recorded at frequency rank #12,248, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\. réserver is at rank #7,898, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20146, this pair ranks #369,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réservées vs réserver
Shared letters: ersvé. Private to "réservées": -. Private to "réserver": -.
"réservées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "réserver" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réservées" / "réserver". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réservées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réserver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réservées" and "réserver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs réservées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #369,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.